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NYFA Filmmaking Alum Meital Cohen Navarro Wins George Sidney Independent Film Competition For Best Narrative Short
March 22, 2021

NYFA Filmmaking Alum Meital Cohen Navarro Wins George Sidney Independent Film Competition For Best Narrative Short

New York Film Academy (NYFA) is thrilled to announce that MFA Filmmaking alum Meital Cohen Navarro has won the George Sidney Independent Film Competition at the world-class San Luis Obispo International Festival (SLO Film…

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Filmmaker & NYFA Alum Kushaal Chawla Directs and Produces Music Video for Rapper Badshah and LG Electronics
March 14, 2021

Filmmaker & NYFA Alum Kushaal Chawla Directs and Produces Music Video for Rapper Badshah and LG Electronics

Film director, writer, and producer Kushaal Chawla has directed multiple advertisements for some of India’s top brands. Most recently, the MA Film & Production alum directed the music video commercial…

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NYFA ALUM PRIYA DARSHINI NOMINATED AT 2021 GRAMMY AWARDS FOR BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
March 11, 2021

NYFA ALUM PRIYA DARSHINI NOMINATED AT 2021 GRAMMY AWARDS FOR BEST NEW AGE ALBUM

It’s music’s biggest night and this year, NYFA Acting and Filmmaking alum Priya Darshini is nominated for Best New Age Album at the 63rd Annual Grammys for her debut album Periphery….

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NYFA Alum Priya Darshini Nominated at 2021 Grammy Awards For Best New Age Album
March 11, 2021

NYFA Alum Priya Darshini Nominated at 2021 Grammy Awards For Best New Age Album

Music’s biggest night of the year will include NYFA Acting and Filmmaking alum Priya Darshini, who is nominated for Best New Age Album at the 63rd Annual Grammys for her…

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Producer & NYFA Alum Alex Lampsos on His Latest Film “Breaking Fast”
March 8, 2021

Producer & NYFA Alum Alex Lampsos on His Latest Film “Breaking Fast”

Born in Beirut and brought up in Abu Dhabi and Canada, Alex Lampsos was always drawn to film and entertainment. From his beginnings in the film festival to producing indie…

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NYFA Instructor Tim Fielder Featured by “The New York Times”
March 5, 2021

NYFA Instructor Tim Fielder Featured by “The New York Times”

In a February profile piece, The New York Times (NYT) penned a profile citing a boom in comic books and graphic novels that focus on Afrofuturism, a cultural aesthetic that describes the intersection…

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More Than a Career Move: Filmmaking as a Medium of Truth With NYFA Documentary Alum Jia Wertz
March 4, 2021

More Than a Career Move: Filmmaking as a Medium of Truth With NYFA Documentary Alum Jia Wertz

Canadian native Jia Wertz exited a 20-year career in the fashion corporate world to dive into the filmmaking industry. With a background in photography and a passion for social issues…

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“Invisible Love” From NYFA’s Bill Einreinhofer Wins Big at Paris International Film Festival
March 3, 2021

“Invisible Love” From NYFA’s Bill Einreinhofer Wins Big at Paris International Film Festival

Chair of the Broadcast Journalism department at New York Film Academy, Bill Einreinhofer has a lot to celebrate after his film Invisible Love won three major awards at the Paris…

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NYFA Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Lizzie Gottlieb Featured by ‘Insider’ to Talk About New Film “Turn Every Page”
March 2, 2021

NYFA Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Lizzie Gottlieb Featured by ‘Insider’ to Talk About New Film “Turn Every Page”

NYFA Documentary instructor Lizzie Gottlieb has been directing film and theater in New York for the past couple of decades. As a director, Gottlieb has worked with Peter Dinklage, Ethan…

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